Since: 1314
Frauenhuber was one of the first established cafès to bring to life the Viennese coffeehouse culture and is seen as the OGs amongst the scene.
Being in existence for so long, the establishment naturally had to undergo many rounds of renovations, but it managed to uphold its original elegant and traditional interior, nonetheless.
This applies to the café’s kitchen, as well, with many of the typical Viennese dishes served back then are still being served today (with up to ELEVEN variations of egg dishes).
Café Frauenhuber is not only the oldest coffeehouse in Vienna, but it’s also known for having had W.A. Mozart and L. van Beethoven play table music for the dining guests in this café time and again between the years 1782–1791. OK, full disclosure, they played table music in the cafe that stood in the same place before it became the Frauenhuber, but still, two of the most famous names in music busked here!
Throwback fact: Cafè Hänisch, Kaffeehaus Herzog and the list goes on – the coffeehouse underwent numerous identity changes in its +500 years of its existence
